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OVL vs XRMI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XRMI paid 11.9% of its price in cash against OVL’s 9.9%, though OVL returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $427m on Aug 31, 2026 for Overlay Shares Large Cap Equity ETF, and $62m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X S&P 500 Risk Managed Income ETF.

At a glance
9.9%
OVL cash paid, 1 year
11.9%
XRMI cash paid, 1 year
+17.2%
OVL total return, 1 year
+8.7%
XRMI total return, 1 year
OVL · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 2.4 pts ahead of VOO
OVL
+17.2%
VOO
+14.8%

2.4 pts ahead of VOO

OVL over 1 year: paid 9.9%, price +6.6%, total +17.2%, VOO +14.8%, +2.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

OVL

+17.2%

9.9% of it arrived as cash

2.4 pts ahead of VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

2.4 pts ahead of VOO

OVL over 1 year: paid 9.9%, price +6.6%, total +17.2%, VOO +14.8%, +2.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

OVL

+17.2%

9.9% cash

2.4 pts ahead of VOO

9.9% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. OVL over 1 year: paid 9.9%, price +6.6%, total +17.2%, VOO +14.8%, +2.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
XRMI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 6.1 pts behind SPY
XRMI
+8.7%
SPY
+14.8%

6.1 pts behind SPY

XRMI over 1 year: paid 11.9%, price −3.8%, total +8.7%, SPY +14.8%, −6.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

XRMI

+8.7%

11.9% of it arrived as cash

6.1 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

6.1 pts behind SPY

XRMI over 1 year: paid 11.9%, price −3.8%, total +8.7%, SPY +14.8%, −6.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

XRMI

+8.7%

6.1 pts behind SPY

11.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XRMI over 1 year: paid 11.9%, price −3.8%, total +8.7%, SPY +14.8%, −6.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

XRMI costs 0.19 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 8.5 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

OVL vs XRMI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureOVLXRMI
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+17.2%+8.7%
Price change, 1 yearrose 6.6%fell 3.8%
Return of capital, issuer estimate100% of the Oct 29, 2026 payment95% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkVanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOOS&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.79%0.60%
Net assets, OVL as of Aug 31, 2026 and XRMI as of Oct 12, 2026$427m$62m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · OVL scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score81.7OVL45.2XRMI

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Method

Risk and return

Sep 3, 2021 to Oct 30, 2026 · 269 weekly returns
OVL XRMI
Return
Total return edge OVL +79.3% +16.0%
Annualized edge OVL +11.9% +2.9%
Price return edge OVL +40.2% −36.8%
Risk
Volatility edge XRMI 18.1% 6.5%
Max drawdown edge XRMI −28.2% −15.1%
Downside capture 108.9% 44.1%
Beta 1.13 0.33
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge OVL 0.50 −0.12
Sortino edge OVL 0.74 −0.15
Treynor 0.130 −0.023
Calmar edge OVL 0.42 0.19
Against the benchmark
Alpha −0.6% a year −3.6% a year
Alpha t-stat −0.66 −2.27
Information ratio 0.34 −0.83
Tracking error 3.4% 11.3%

Each against its own benchmark: OVL against VOO, Oct 11, 2019 to Oct 30, 2026; XRMI against SPY, Sep 3, 2021 to Oct 30, 2026.

Reading

From Sep 2021 to Oct 2026, OVL returned more: +79.3% to +16.0%. XRMI swung less: 6.5% to 18.1%. XRMI fell less at its worst: −15.1% to −28.2%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: OVL vs XRMI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureOVLXRMIEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+79.3%+16.0%OVLPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+11.9%+2.9%OVLTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return+40.2%−36.8%OVLPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility18.1%6.5%XRMISpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation12.3%5.0%XRMILike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−28.2%−15.1%XRMIDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture121.3%22.9%Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture108.9%44.1%Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta1.130.33Not an edgeHow far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared0.990.68Not an edgeShare of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.50−0.12OVLReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino0.74−0.15OVLReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor0.130−0.023Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar0.420.19OVLAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
BenchmarkVOOSPYThe ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha−0.6% a year−3.6% a yearOVL not significantYearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat−0.66−2.27Not an edgeHow sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range−2.4% to +1.2%−6.8% to −0.5%OVL includes zeroThe 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio0.34−0.83Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error3.4%11.3%Not an edgeHow far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 269 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, OVL and XRMI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first OVL XRMI
Only in one fund ↓
Only in OVL
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 99.97%
Only in XRMI
NVIDIA CORPORATION 7.63%
APPLE INC. 7.12%
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 5.42%
AMAZON.COM, INC. 4.17%
ALPHABET INC. 3.28%
BROADCOM INC. 2.89%
ALPHABET INC. 2.64%
META PLATFORMS, INC. 1.92%
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Side by side

OVL Overlay Shares Large Cap Equity ETF · Put-selling overlay on VOO, paying monthly XRMI Global X S&P 500 Risk Managed Income ETF · Option income on SPY, paying monthly
Strategy put-selling overlay option income
Benchmark Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 10.6% 10.6%
Expense ratio 0.79% 0.60%
Cash paid, 1 year 9.9% 11.9%
Price change, 1 year +6.6% −3.8%
Total return, 1 year +17.2% +8.7%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%
Ahead or behind +2.4 pts −6.1 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 95%
Age 7.1 years 5.2 years
Net assets, OVL as of Aug 31, 2026 and XRMI as of Oct 12, 2026 $427m $62m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.

Window by window

Window by window: OVL vs XRMI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowOVLXRMIOVLXRMIOVLXRMI
3 months−0.5%+1.6%2.6%2.9%−0.4 pts+1.8 pts
6 months+4.4%+5.4%5.2%6.0%−0.6 pts+0.4 pts
1 year+17.2%+8.7%9.9%11.9%+2.4 pts−6.1 pts
3 years+92.6%+30.8%23.9%35.1%+9.3 pts−52.2 pts
Since launchNot the same days: OVL Oct 2019 · XRMI Aug 2021+204.4%+17.6%51.2%45.0%+14.4 pts−66.7 pts

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About each fund
OVL

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OVL paid 9.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 6.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.2%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 2.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.6%, paid monthly. Overlay Shares estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 29, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

XRMI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XRMI paid 11.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 3.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +8.7%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.1 pts. Global X estimates that 95% of the distribution paid Sep 24, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, OVL or XRMI?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OVL paid 9.9% of its starting price in cash and XRMI paid 11.9%, so XRMI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, OVL or XRMI?
With every distribution reinvested, OVL returned +17.2% and XRMI +8.7% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, OVL or XRMI?
OVL charges 0.79% a year and XRMI charges 0.60%, so XRMI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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